subcompact

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Recent Examples of subcompact Take, for example, a Hyundai venue, a subcompact crossover SUV, with an average current list price of $24,000. Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2025 Overall, the list of appreciating models consists of two Porsche sports cars and no fewer than eight SUVs, with the most-attainable model on the list being the subcompact Chevrolet Trax crossover; its $18,971 average transaction price represents a 9.8% jump from 2024 to 2025. Jim Gorzelany, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025 Even a subcompact Nissan Leaf Plus carries a 60-kWh pack, among the smallest batteries in any U.S.-market EV. IEEE Spectrum, 15 July 2024 The company said the wrongdoing does not affect the safety of the vehicles already on roads, which include the Corolla subcompact and Lexus luxury vehicles. Yuri Kageyama, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2024 See All Example Sentences for subcompact
Recent Examples of Synonyms for subcompact
Noun
  • The Roadster will allegedly weigh in at 895kg, while the coupe will be 995kg – incredible when the MG Cyberster is around 2,000kg.
    James Morris, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
  • The auction house expects the coupe to fetch between $40,000 and $60,000.
    Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The single-span bridge itself will span from Messina, Sicily, to Villa San Giovanni, Calabria, with six car lanes and two rail lines.
    Dave Smith, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Neighbors said the car had been parked for more than a month.
    Andrew Blankstein, NBC news, 19 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Many leading automobile companies, like Tata Motors and Maruti Suzuki, have already declared price cuts, passing on the benefits of the tax cuts to customers.
    Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 12 Sep. 2025
  • But consider our electric lights, our automobiles, our refrigerators and washing machines, our televisions, our computers and smartphones.
    Alan Lightman September 12, Literary Hub, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Global compacts signed by most of the world's countries in 1951 and 1967 established a framework for someone fleeing persecution to seek asylum at another country's borders.
    Ted Hesson, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
  • More liberal states are considering forming compacts and creating their own regulations that require vaccines to protect their communities.
    Judy Stone, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Looking for a free mini puzzle?
    Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Slip dresses and pleated minis added a youthful, feminine energy, while the tailoring remained crisp and assertive–a nod to the brand’s legacy in professional womenswear.
    Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • After moving into her apartment, Kim wanted to take out an auto loan.
    Ernestine Siu, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Honda's driver support technologies are included, such as adaptive cruise control, collision avoidance tech, sign recognition, lane-keeping assist, auto high beam and traffic jam assist.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 15 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • According to the criminal complaint, witnesses said that Tipantuna Quinchiguano crashed his 2008 Chevrolet Equinox into the couple’s 2018 Chevrolet Malibu and pushed the sedan into the left lane in front of a semitrailer.
    Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 16 Sep. 2025
  • The sedan then continued north in the southbound lanes without stopping.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Outside, a Cadillac limousine covered in thousands of coins stops passersby in their tracks.
    Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Uber started off as a way to hire a limousine in San Francisco.
    Dev Patnaik, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025

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“Subcompact.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subcompact. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.

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